A highly miniaturized vacuum package for a trapped ion atomic clock
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (United States)
We report on the development of a highly miniaturized vacuum package for use in an atomic clock utilizing trapped ytterbium-171 ions. The vacuum package is approximately 1 cm3 in size and contains a linear quadrupole RF Paul ion trap, miniature neutral Yb sources, and a non-evaporable getter pump. We describe the fabrication process for making the Yb sources and assembling the vacuum package. To prepare the vacuum package for ion trapping, it was evacuated, baked at a high temperature, and then back filled with a helium buffer gas. Once appropriate vacuum conditions were achieved in the package, the package was sealed with a copper pinch-off and was then pumped only by the non-evaporable getter. We demonstrated ion trapping in this vacuum package and the operation of an atomic clock, stabilizing a local oscillator to the 12.6 GHz hyperfine transition of 171Yb+. The fractional frequency stability of the clock was measured to be 2 × 10-11 / τ1/2.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1259538
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2015-10505J; RSINAK; 614696
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 5; ISSN 0034-6748
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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